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Ceratophyllites

Sphenopsida

Taxonomy
Ceratophyllites was named by Unger (1845). It is not extant. Its type is Asterophyllites faujasii.

It was assigned to Sphenopsida by Andrews (1970).

Species
C. faujasii
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-04; modified by B. Allen on 2020-02-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Ceratophyllites Unger
1970Ceratophyllites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
phylumSphenophyta
classSphenopsida
genusCeratophyllitesUnger 1845

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Ceratophyllites Unger 1845
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†Ceratophyllites faujasii Brongniart 1822
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available